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Rob Palmer

Rob Palmer

Rob Palmer has had a diverse career in engineering, having worked as a spacecraft designer, an aerospace project engineer, a computer programmer, and a software systems engineer. Rob became a skeptical activist when he joined the Guerrilla Skepticism on Wikipedia team in 2016, and began writing for Skeptical Inquirer in 2018 as The Well-Known Skeptic.

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Were the crew of 'Star Trek: Strange New Worlds' victims of mass psychogenic illness?

Were the crew of 'Star Trek: Strange New Worlds' victims of mass psychogenic illness?

Television

Were the crew of ‘Star Trek: Strange New Worlds’ victims of mass psychogenic illness?

Things almost as strange have happened ...

By Rob PalmerFebruary 2, 2024

Psychic predictions: stunning research results revealed

Psychic predictions: stunning research results revealed

Pop Culture

Psychic predictions: stunning research results revealed

Checking the results of psychics over 21 years!

By Rob PalmerFebruary 1, 2023

How likely is the evolution of advanced aliens, really?

How likely is the evolution of advanced aliens, really?

Science

How likely is the evolution of advanced aliens, really?

Could you even fill a cantina?

By Rob PalmerFebruary 12, 2022

'Inside Job' on Netflix laughs at absurd conspiracy theories

'Inside Job' on Netflix laughs at absurd conspiracy theories

Television

‘Inside Job’ on Netflix laughs at absurd conspiracy theories

ALL of them.

By Rob PalmerOctober 31, 2021

Reality Check: Could our world be a simulation, like in 'The Matrix'?

Reality Check: Could our world be a simulation, like in 'The Matrix'?

Movies

Reality Check: Could our world be a simulation, like in ‘The Matrix’?

Come on, someone has to be responsible for this.

By Rob PalmerFebruary 9, 2021

Netflix slimes the world with 'The Goop Lab'

Netflix slimes the world with 'The Goop Lab'

Television

Netflix slimes the world with ‘The Goop Lab’

Is Gwyneth Paltrow's transformation into supervillain complete?

By Rob PalmerFebruary 4, 2020

Making the world a more rational place with Guerrilla Skeptics on Wikipedia

Making the world a more rational place with Guerrilla Skeptics on Wikipedia

Pop Culture

Making the world a more rational place with Guerrilla Skeptics on Wikipedia

Fighting the online battle against the Dark Side.

By Rob PalmerNovember 20, 2019

Pepper Potts: Supervillain? Gwyneth Paltrow brings Goop to Netflix

Pepper Potts: Supervillain? Gwyneth Paltrow brings Goop to Netflix

News

Pepper Potts: Supervillain? Gwyneth Paltrow brings Goop to Netflix

Fictional exploits, real-life harm.

By Rob PalmerFebruary 22, 2019

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